2026 New York General Election

Amber F Brach-Williams

In a campaign message, Brach-Williams wrote: “For those who might not know me, I began my love affair with Shelter Island 40 years ago as a weekend visitor and moved here full-time 32 years ago to start an accounting practice and a family. I ran that business until a year ago and raised two amazing daughters here.”

In her 2023 candidate response, Brach-Williams wrote: “I am the best candidate to manage this transition. I trained in business at an international accounting firm and got my masters at Wharton.”

Shelter Island candidates for office: In their own words

Amber F. Brach-Williams moved to Shelter Island 32 years ago to live there full-time. She earned a master's degree from Wharton. She has two daughters.

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Supervisor Brach-Williams defeats Councilman Gooding in race for ...

In a campaign message, Brach-Williams wrote: “I began my love affair with Shelter Island 40 years ago as a weekend visitor and moved here full-time 32 years ago to start an accounting practice and a family. I ran that business until a year ago and raised two amazing daughters here.”

Amber F Brach-Williams previously ran an accounting practice. She received business training at an international accounting firm.

Newsday reported after the supervisor election: “Brach-Williams was unavailable for an interview Friday. Voters first elected her to the town board in 2016. She will succeed Democrat Gerard Siller, who lost a June primary to Gooding.”

In her campaign message, Brach-Williams wrote: “I have been on the Town Board for eight years, one of them as Supervisor.”

Shelter Island’s official directory states: “Amber Brach-Williams is the Town Supervisor.”

Amber currently serves as the Shelter Island town supervisor. She was first elected to the town board in 2016 and has served on the board for eight years, including one year as supervisor.

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Amber Brach-Williams - Staff Directory - Town of Shelter Island

As of October 22, 2026, Amber F Brach-Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Amber Brach-Williams’s candidate-authored response in a 2023 supervisor-campaign feature: “Specific issues will evolve as the world around us continues to change. We have more demands, rules and mandates before us and are getting challenged with ever greater frequency. We need to get our house in order to take on these challenges. We need to critically look at what people and resources we already have in place and how to better utilize them and expand, very sparingly, as needed.”

Addressing openness and civility at Town Board meetings, Brach-Williams described her meeting-management practice: “I know that some people want to paint me with the same brush, but when I’m in charge and running a meeting, you see a different dynamic. It’s calmer. Nobody is yelling at each other. Everyone gets their turn, with three minutes to make their first point, and then everyone else gets three minutes. Then, if you need time to make a second point, you get another three minutes and another three if you have a third point. Three minutes is a good sound bite. When everyone has spoken on a topic, I ask if anyone has any new points to make. This keeps the meeting length reasonable.”

Island Profile: Amber Brach-Williams, running to make a difference at Town Hall - Shelter Island Reporter

Plans to review existing town personnel and resources before making limited expansions.

Uses timed speaking rounds at Town Board meetings to give attendees equal opportunities to speak and keep meetings manageable.

- Plans to review existing town personnel and resources before making limited expansions.
- Uses timed speaking rounds at Town Board meetings to give attendees equal opportunities to speak and keep meetings manageable.

Discussing different views of housing density, Brach-Williams said: “I can get along with people who don’t agree with me. Maybe we can build two units, but I’d like it to be four units. I don’t consider that high density.”

Wants four housing units rather than two and does not consider four units high density.

- Wants four housing units rather than two and does not consider four units high density.

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As previously announced, I am running for a second term to be your Town Supervisor. For those who might not know me, I began my love affair with Shelter Island 40 years ago as a weekend visitor and moved here full-time 32 years ago to start an accounting practice and a family. I ran that business until a year ago and raised two amazing daughters here. I have been on the Town Board for eight years, one of them as Supervisor.

For those who might not know me, I began my love affair with Shelter Island 40 years ago as a weekend visitor and moved here full-time 32 years ago to start an accounting practice and a family. I ran that business until a year ago and raised two amazing daughters here. I have been on the Town Board for eight years, one of them as Supervisor.

Amber F Brach-Williams moved to Shelter Island full-time 32 years ago after first visiting as a weekend visitor 40 years ago. She raised two daughters there.

For those who might not know me, I began my love affair with Shelter Island 40 years ago and moved here full-time 32 years ago to start an accounting practice and a family. I ran that business until a year ago and raised two amazing daughters here. I have been on the Town Board for eight years, one of them as Supervisor.

Amber previously operated an accounting practice.

Body: Amber Brach-Williams is the Town Supervisor. She is the liaison to the following committees: Primary - Capital Planning & Grants, EMS Advisory Board, Ferry Study group, West Neck Water District Board of Directors; Secondary - Board of Ethics, Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board, Comprehensive Plan Task Force, Conservation Advisory Council, Licensing Review Board, Taylor's Island Preservation & Management, Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board. You can contact her via email or phone at 631-749-0015.

Town of Shelter Island Employee Directory: Amber Brach-Williams

Brach-Williams was unavailable for an interview Friday.

Voters first elected her to the town board in 2016. She will succeed Democrat Gerard Siller, who lost a June primary to Gooding.

Newsday: Shelter Island supervisor election coverage

Amber currently serves as Town Supervisor of Shelter Island. She was first elected to the Town Board in 2016.

“Everyone wants to keep taxes down,” she said. “Small government is what everybody wants. Maintaining property rights, clean water and the environment are things that people come together on.”

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Plans to complete the Town Board’s Comprehensive Plan review before public hearings.

Town Board members discussed issues they think need attention at the Jan. 14 work session, but followed Supervisor Amber Brach-Williams’ lead in not yet prioritizing anything.
At the same time, there are several efforts that got attention in 2024, that the supervisor said, she thought could be concluded fairly quickly by some early attention. Among them is to complete the Town Board’s review of the Comprehensive Plan to ready it for one or more public hearings.

Shelter Island Town Board discusses issues to resolve for 2025

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Wants four rather than two housing units in a development discussion, saying four units are not high density.

Amber wants more affordable housing built, and sees how one person’s definition of high-density development might be at odds with others. She’d like to see these decisions made based on science; for example, what the hydrology report says about the effects on neighboring properties.

“I can get along with people who don’t agree with me. Maybe we can build two units, but I’d like it to be four units,” Amber said. “I don’t consider that high density.”